The COVID-19 pandemic drove down employment and pushed the U.S. economy into recession a year ago, and now many unemployed Americans are considering changing occupations, according to the Pew Research Center. read more >
After a long drought, Arkansas has its first cannabis processing licensee, Shake Extractions LLC of Johnson. read more >
The former 22,500-SF home of Whole Foods in The Village at Pleasant Valley at 10700 Rodney Parham Road is undergoing clinical redevelopment. read more >
Apartments in west Little Rock and North Little Rock lead this week's trio of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Dr. Rutvi Patel and Dr. Heather Bartels, ophthalmologists and cataract surgeons, have been hired by McFarland Eye Care in Little Rock. read more >
COVID-19 presented new challenges and opportunities for John Kind, the principal toxicologist at CTEH of North Little Rock. read more >
Grandon Kidd, owner of Pasta J's in Bryant, discusses how his small business survived hardships from a lawsuit to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
A 120-unit apartment complex in Maumelle a North Little Rock warehouse and a west Little Rock trampoline park lead recent real estate deals in central Arkansas. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signs into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious or moral objections. read more >
The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services says Arkansas' unemployment rate decreased one‐tenth of a percentage point, from 4.6% in January to 4.5% in February. read more >
Matthew Stripling has been named executive director of the American Heart Association's central Arkansas office in Little Rock. read more >
The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation donates $3 million to the Circle of Life hospice in memory of Willard and Pat Walker. read more >
Business leaders should seek intelligent, skilled people with diverse experiences when putting together a quality executive team, some of the state's top chief financial officers tell Arkansas Business. read more >
Arkansas reports 13 new deaths from the coronavirus as the state's active cases continued to drop. read more >
Cities won't be able to enforce their own mask mandates to curb the coronavirus when Arkansas ends its requirement as soon as next week, Gov. Asa Hutchinson says. read more >
The Computer Hut LLC of Little Rock acquires Pinnacle IT of Fort Smith. read more >
A partnership involving Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield launches VaccinateArkansas.com, a site for employers to get information and resources about COVID-19 vaccines in Arkansas. read more >
Nick Saban, head football coach for the University of Alabama, will lead the fourth webcast in a series presented by Arkansas Business. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoes legislation requiring the state to refund fines imposed on businesses violating coronavirus safety rules, as the state's virus cases and hospitalizations continued to drop. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson tells CNN he believes his proposal to remove a mask mandate intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus will take place as planned at the end of the month. read more >
A pharmacy, undeveloped land, a rural store and a grand home produce this week's lineup of seven-digit deals. read more >
Recent days have underscored that there are really two American economies. As the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 33,000 for the first time, Congress is experimenting with direct cash infusions to reduce child poverty. read more >
An affiliate of Kohan Retail Investment Group acquired the 365,104-SF retail center in west Little Rock from an affiliate of Boston's New England Development. read more >
Geoffrey Yamauchi has been named vice president of sales and marketing for Habibis Home Medical of North Little Rock. read more >
Dr. Jaleesa A. Jackson has joined the UAMS Health Clinic in Little Rock. Dr. Joseph Sanford has been appointed director of the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. read more >
Sales of luxury homes in Pulaski County shattered records in 2020, with 44 homes sold for $1 million or more. read more >
The number of homes that sold for $1 million or more in Washington and Benton counties nearly doubled last year to 64. read more >
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board is taking on two new members: Jessica Flake Dearnley and Christina Clark. read more >
The Arkansas Legislature approves a bill allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone due to religious or moral objections, sending it to the governor over complaints that would create a blanket right to discriminate against patients. read more >
At least seven Arkansas banks are participating in "Operation Vax Speed," an initiative between the Arkansas Bankers Association and the Arkansas Pharmacists Association to offer COVID-19 vaccines at bank branches throughout the state. read more >
